Christmas Day, a day traditionally absolved from the excessive seasonal spending, could see consumers parting with up to £153m, according to analysis from the Interactive Media in Retail Group (IMRG).
17 Dec 2010
| by Staff
Independent record label Infectious Music is launching its new e-commerce site with a social media push offering VIP membership in return for recommendations via Twitter and Facebook.
13 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
The Office of Fair Trading has won a pledge from blogging company Handpicked Media, that promotional blogs and tweets should fully disclose comments made in return for payment.
10 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Wholesaler Makro has launched a Twitter auction campaign in the run-up to Christmas.
10 Dec 2010
| by Ed Owen
Online grocery shoppers are less likely to react to marketing promotions compared to those in the supermarket, while mobile sites remain largely sub-standard, new research suggests.
29 Nov 2010
| by Sarah Shearman
Mysupermarket.co.uk, the grocery shopping comparison website, has launched a wine and spirits comparison service.
29 Nov 2010
| by Ed Owen
Almost 20% of UK consumers will use mobile handsets to make purchases over the Christmas period, research suggests, with retailers becoming increasingly mobile-ready.
Two-letter and single character .uk domain names, such as aa.co.uk, 3.co.uk and bp.co.uk, are to become available in a process that starts on 1 December.
02 Nov 2010
| by Noelle McElhatton
A social media-adapted version of the Old Spice 'The best your man could smell like' is vying with ads for John Lewis, Philips and others to win the first 'My YouTube Ad of the Year' award, being given in conjunction with the Campaign Media Awards.
19 Oct 2010
| by Ben Bold
User-experience consultancy Webcredible has voted John Lewis the UK's best high-street retailer website of 2010, overtaking Marks & Spencer and WH Smith.